外研版八上：Module 2 Unit2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England教案

1192530011137900Module2 Unit2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England
教学设计
【教材分析】
Through comparing the two cities—London and Cambridge, let students grasp the usage of comparison of adjectives in English. By showing the picture, make students master the four compass points(east, south, west, north).
【教学目标】
Knowledge objective
Key vocabulary—east, south, west, north, church, million, coast, region
Key structures—have a population of
lots of
be famous for
Ability objective
To get information about Cambridge, London and Britain
To master the four compass points.
Moral objective
To know more about own home town and own country and love to know more about the foreign cities and countries.
【教学重点】
1. To tell the difference among the words: near, opposite, along, on the left/right, across
2. To learn some expressions about asking ways and giving directions.
3. To learn the reading method.
【教学难点】
1. To get information from the article.
2. To write a composition by using the comparative degree.
【教学方法】
PWP method, task-based method
【教学手段】
A tape recorder, multimedia and some pictures
【教学过程】
Step1: Warming-up
Answer the questions according to the video, and let Ss know about England.
First, ask some questions:
Do you like travelling? ...
Where have you been?
Have you ever been to England?…
This class, let’s get to know something about England, ok?
Then,let’s watch a video about England….
（设计意图：播放“英格兰风光”视频，目的一是通过视频，让学生们真切感受美丽的英格兰风光，开阔视野，激发学生的学习兴趣，活跃课堂气氛，并引出主题。）
Consolidate new words
1.Point out the direction words.
2.Look at the map of China and point out the locations of the following cities.
Beijing Guangdong Chengdu Shanghai
1) . Shanghai is in the east of England.
2). Guangdong is in the south of England.
3) . Chengdu is in the west of England.
4) . Beijing is in the north of England.
（设计意图：利用中国地图，导入表示方位，位置的新句型并操练；）
Look and say. The teachers shows the pictures of new words and let the students to say as quickly as possible.
（设计意图：导出文本中表出现的词汇，为下面的阅读扫清词汇障碍。）
Step 2: Lead-in:
Look at the map of England and read these sentences.
1. Cambridge is in the east of England.
2. London is in the south of England.
3. Bristol is in the west of England.
4. Manchester is in the north of England.
（设计意图：利用英格兰地图，导入表示方位，再次出现的新句型并操练；并利用让学生弄
清托尼的家乡这一任务，导入阅读。）
Step 3: Fast-reading:
Read the passage quickly and match the paragraphs with their main ideas.Para1 ★Something about London
Para2 ★Something about England itself
Para3 ★The weather of England
Para4 ★Something about Cambridge
（设计意图：通过fast-reading引导学生获取表层信息，并训练学生的skimming阅读技巧。）
Step 4: Careful-reading
1.Read paragraph 1 and answer the questions about Tony’s home town-- Cambridge.
1. Where is Cambridge?
2. What’s the population of Cambridge?
3. What’s it famous for? ( be famous for)
4. What’s in Cambridge? (在剑桥有什么..)
2. Read para2 and complete the table about the capital of the UK-- London.
Where
London is in the _______of England
How
It’s bigger and ________than Cambridge
Age
It’s about _________years old
Population
It has a population of __________________
Be famous for
It’s famous for
________,____________________
and_________________
3. Read para3, 4 together and check the sentences about England. (T / F)
1. England is an island, and you are always near the sea. ( )
2. The area of low mountains and beautiful lakes is in the north of England. ( )
3. The weather in England is very hot in summer and very cold in winter. ( )
4. We can know there is a lot of rain in England all the year around. ( )
（设计意图：根据段落内容设计不同形式的阅读练习，训练学生的细节阅读技能。同时在读第1,2段时，要注重文本内容的诵读，为后面的语言输出做准备。）
Step5: Main points
To learn about the main points in the passage.
（设计意图：完成阅读文章中的语言知识点学习。）
Step6: 说一说:
First,say Tony’s home town
Then,My home town: Have a pair work
A: Where are you from?
B: I am from....
A: Where is it?
B: It’s in the …of Zhejiang..
A: What’s it famous for?
B: It’s famous for…
A: What’s the population of your home town?
B: It has a population of …
A: What’s the weather like in your home town?
B: The weather in Quzhou is…
A: What do you think of the people in Quzhou?
B: The people in Quzhou are…
（设计意图：通过先引导学生根据图表提示，口头说说托尼的家乡，再让学生根据“学生使用材料”上提供的衢州信息，对自己的家乡—衢州，进行结对问答练习这两个活动，形成由学习英国某地介绍到学写自己的家乡衢州的仿写思路。并为即将进行的语言输出活动—写一篇小短文介绍自己的家乡衢州，做好语言储备。）
Step7：Homework
Send an email to Tony to introduce our beautiful country.
（设计意图：通过这一作业的完成，在巩固写作训练的基础上，再次深化人文教育，引导学生既要热爱自己美丽的家乡，更要热爱我们美丽的祖国。）